DJ Gross is the Senior Project Manager for the U.S. Transportation team. He oversees the portfolio of U.S. Transportation projects, including the Electric School Bus Initiative, and leads WRI's engagement with Xcel Energy on an electric school bus V2B pilot project for wildfire resilience.

Previously, DJ was the Operations Manager for WRI's Core Communications team, managing their budget and working to implement and monitor WRI's Integrated Funding Model. Prior to WRI, DJ worked at Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund for 3 years as a Finance Coordinator and Budget Analyst. DJ holds a BA in Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis and a MPA from American University, as well as a PMP certification.

DJ is proud to originally be from New Jersey. He currently lives outside Boston with his family. In his spare time, he enjoys playing guitar and reading.